The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-09-22
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LAcONIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS

.Scnppenong grapes are becoming more
plentiful. Five cents per quart.
New cotton has begun to come in. Tie
season is about two weeks earlier this year
Let your wife be the queen of your home
and help her 10 make that home an earthly
Eden.
Rev. J. NJ. Rhodes will preach at the
Methodist Protestant church next Sunday
morning at il o'clock.
His many friends will be pleased to
learn that Mr.. Sam Allen who has been
sick with fever for some weeks, is improv.
ing.
The immense quantities of new goods oui
merchants are getting in indicate that they
are looking forward to large trade this
fall.
Our congratulations Cor sympathy?) are
due and hereby rendered Our legal friend
and near neighbor A. r. Workman, Esq.
It's another boy-the third.
Rev. S. w. COe has gone to Winston to
assist Rev. Mr.. Kinnett in the conduct of
religious meetings for two weeks. Rev. J.
NJ. Rhodes will occupy his pulpit Sunday.
If you want to invest in some valuable
farming property in good neighborhOod
consult the advertisement of Messrs. E. &
j. K. HaithcOck & Co. WILLIAMSBURG, n. e.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Watkins sympathize with them in the loss
Of one of their twins Gnfant sons, mention
of which was made in these columns last
week.
AIr. f. G. Davis left for the North Mon
day to buy new goods. lie says he is going
to lay in a big stock and offer them at
prices that will astonish the natives when
he returns.
Mr.. James II. LaSslter bought the first
bale of cotton sold on the Henderson mar
ket this year. 1t was grown by Mr.. W E.
Ross near town, and cents was the price
paid for it.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Newell has opened a pho
,tOgraph gallery in Scotland Neck for a
short while, and Mr.. w. T. Foscue of
Greensboro is conducting the business here
during his absence.
Mr.. J. p johnson of BERTHE county,
son, was in Henderson short while last
week, and went away expressing himself
as favorably impressed with our place and
geople.
Mai. j. F. Harris and MI Andrew j.
Harris who attended the big constitutional
celebratiOnin Philadelphia, returned home
Tuesday afternoon. The boys say it
was big thing ant report having had a
pleasant time.
Extraordinary butnevertheless true We
refer to the announcement of Il. F. john
son & Co., of Richmond, in which they
propose to show working and energetic men
how to make from 500 to $500 month and
above expenses.
Mr.. e. IL. Harris has become local editor
of the Rocky Mount PhOenic. "Budd' has
had experience in the newspaper business
that we'll qualities him for the position.
The GOLD LEAF is pleased to welcome him
to the tripod again.
The condition of Mr.. James A. O'Neil
does not seem to change for the better. He
has been critically i'll for several weeks.
a good man and a useful citizen his nu-
mcrOus friends hope for his complete resto-
ration to health again.
How would an SPACE, 5,0OO-cOpy, illus
trated industrial edition of the GOLD LEAF
do to boom Henderson and give it bigger
reputation abroad? We believe the cost of
1T would be money we'll expended. What
say our business men on the subject?
1t is with real pleasure that his many
friends here welcome Mr.. l. b. Gary back
to Henderson to live. Several months
ago he left and went to Louisville, Ky,
but coming TO the cOrclusiOn that there Is
10 place like Henderson after all, he re-
turns. Mrs. Gary will be on next week
Mr.. Sam Watkins went North after new
goods yesterday. He was accompanied by
Miss Rosa Thomas who goes to select the
millinery stock for the firm. Mr. Watkins
will have an interesting announcement to
make to his customers through these col
umns when he gets back with his new pur-
chaSeS.
Mr.. A. c. Zollicoffer has moved his Office
to his new law building next to the Metho-
dist church, where persons having BUSH
ness with him can find him in future He
has handsome and we'll fitted up apart
ments, probably the most comfortable and
coy law Office in town, alike conveniently
and pleasantly situated. =
The nights are growing cooler fast
The boys are courage gaining;
The time for treats is almost past,
The ice cream seasons waning.
-Nerddd, No, Ledger.
Though the nights be growing cooler fast.
To our mind thoughts like these occur
With the going of cream there comes, alas
The gay and festive oyster.
Maj E. Taylor of Orange county, Va,
father Of our popular young townsman Mr..
j. p. Taylor, has come to Henderson and
will engage in the tobacco business with
his son. Maj. Taylor is genial, please Mt,
cultivated gentleman and the GOLD LEAF
is pleased to have him identify himself
with the interests of our town.
Mr.. r. L. Daingerfield has sold his fine
Holstein bull to Mr.. T. IL. Murray of Raj
eigh. The GOLD LEAF regrets that this
magnificent animal has gone ont of the
community. Mr.. d. sold one of his Hol-
stein cows to Mr.. Murray also. Wake
county is fortunate In the addition of such
splendid stock to its already excellent sup
ply of fine blooded cattle
Mr.. W. O. Bobbitt one of Granville
county's successful farm ers sold at Cooper's
warehouse Tuesday portion of one barn
of tobacco 500 pounds, at an average of S26
One LOT of - pounds brought S4S another